1. 15.3 Quality assurance and control involves:

   		Statistical sampling of carefully chosen activities
   		Lowering standards to a more realistic level
   		Inserting contingencies in many activities to alleviate mistakes
   		A large increase of inspection personnel

10 points

QUESTION 2

1. 15.5 Which type of chart shows both the causes of nonproductive time and the cumulative percentage of all causes?

   		Control chart
   		Histogram
   		Pareto diagram
   		Trending diagram

10 points

QUESTION 3

1. 15.4 Which of the following typically gets best results when planning for quality control:

   		Plan , execute, inspect, and report results
   		The scope, cost estimating, and scheduling are all analyzed and intergrated
   		Tolerance limits must be compared to specification limits
   		The architect, owner, and construction manager must all agree on the plan

10 points

QUESTION 4

1. 15.2 Quality control lowers overall project costs for all reasons except:

   		Conformance aactivities focus on management functions preformed by a few people quickly and efficiently
   		Remediating non conformance requires some management time and usually involves construction labor,materials,and equipment
   		Non conformance can add additional costs such as legal liability and damage reputation
   		Over time, quality control becomes part of the management culture and so becomes cost free
   		None of the above

10 points

QUESTION 5

1. 15.1 Which of the following best describes quality control?

   		High- grade materials were specified
   		The project was expensive but worth it
   		Intended results were reliably achieved
   		State-of-the-art materials were used throughout